UET 6, 0788 (P346825)
Literary tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LiteraryLanguage(s)
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tablet
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column 1'
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1'. [...] sze du10#-ga# [...]
en: The hoe makes barley good(?), the hoe is (used with?) the sabar net
2'. [{gesz}]al#-x {gesz#?}[...]
en: The hoe ... is (used with?) the brickmold, the hoe set the head (in it)(?)
3'. {gesz}al a2 nam-[...]
en: The hoe is the strength of youth
4'. {gesz#}al# [...] {gesz}dupsik# [...]
en: The hoe and the earth-carrying basket are those that are to build the city
obverse
broken
reverse
beginning broken
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [...] sze du10#-ga# [...]
en: The hoe makes barley good(?), the hoe is (used with?) the sabar net
2'. [{gesz}]al#-x {gesz#?}[...]
en: The hoe ... is (used with?) the brickmold, the hoe set the head (in it)(?)
3'. {gesz}al a2 nam-[...]
en: The hoe is the strength of youth
4'. {gesz#}al# [...] {gesz}dupsik# [...]
en: The hoe and the earth-carrying basket are those that are to build the city
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Literary
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primary: UET 6, 0788
[Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.
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- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2019-06-09 at 17:31:26 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2019-06-01 at 14:34:09 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved |
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| 2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. | CDLI | approved |
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Cite this Artifact
“UET 6, 0788 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346825.
UET 6, 0788 artifact entry (No. P346825). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346825
UET 6, 0788 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346825 (Accessed: September 1, 2025).
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note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-01]},
year = {2006},
month = {nov 2},
title = {UET 6, 0788 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P346825},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346825},
}
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